Creamy Carbonara No Egg Food

CREAMY CARBONARA (NO EGG)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil, add a generous amount of salt to the pot and the pasta. Cook according to packet instructions. Reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water, then drain the pasta and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat oil and butter in a frying pan on medium heat. Add onion, bacon and mushrooms to the pan and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until the bacon is crisp and mushrooms are tender.
• Reduce heat to low, then add cream, 1/4 cup of reserved pasta water and the cooked penne pasta and cook, stirring regularly, until the liquid has reduced into a thick creamy sauce. Remove the frying pan from heat and add a good handful of shredded parmesan cheese, tossing through the pasta.
• Serve immediately with extra parmesan cheese on top and garnish with chopped parsley, if desired.

NO EGG/CREAM CARBONARA

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until golden brown. Add onion and garlic and saute 3 minutes, until onion is soft.
• Add oregano and cook 1 minute. Add flour and stir to coat onion.
• Add milk and bring to a simmer. Cook 5 minutes, until sauce thickens, stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat and stir in sour cream, Parmesan and parsley.
• Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper.
• Drain pasta and toss with sauce to coat. Serve.

NO-CREAM CARBONARA

Steps:

• Get the spaghetti boiling in plenty of salted water.
• Heat olive oil in pan over medium-high heat and fry the pancetta for 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Beat the egg lightly using a fork in another bowl.
• When the pasta is cooked, drain it but put a bowl under the colander in order to retain some of the water; you may need that later.
• Now return the pasta to the pan, and stir in first the pancetta with the hot oil, and then the beaten eggs. The egg will cook in the heat from the pasta, but here is where the flair comes in; you need to stir the egg into the mix so that it cooks into a cream and not hundreds of pieces of tiny omelette.
• Add the cheese, and if the mixture is too dry, stir in a little of the cooking water from the pasta (no more than a spoonful). Cook until the cheese just starts to melt and the egg is still creamy.
• Serve with coarse-ground black pepper.